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MEMORANDUM FOR THE.RECORD

SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt.

- Lh Burns, Spécial A Aasistant to the DbO, and:
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“2. 1 said that our files ‘showed “Hunt was Sin DO Division (Burns -_ i
was’ not familiar with that title, ‘but recognized it as-the predecessor. . —
of FR Division) and in August 1964 was assigned to the Washington
field: office, I suggested that Stan Gaines, who was Deputy Division ;
Chief of DO Division-and now DCOS Bonn, might be ina position to ; :
give a few groups on what Hunt was ‘supposed to be doing then. I : .
suggested that he be ‘queried by cable. Burns said Gaines is staying BE
on under contract for awhile, so would continue to be available.

: 3, 1 said ‘that Fig Coleman wa's on the Iberian ‘desk when the oe io
. ‘Hant assignment to Madrid was brought up in 1964 and:when Hunt oo

’ went:to the field in 1965., ‘He could give the background on the assign- . j
ment, which | seems to have. been through Karaméssines at Helms" ;
» direction. His recollection. would givé leads. [told him that. Coleman’.
* became.COS ‘Madrid. later, after ‘Hunt left Spain, and could provide: a
_ information on wha Hunt did not do for the Agency” during that™ period. BT a
oa suggested that both ‘Helms: and aramessines should. be queried, | ‘ :
v a possible press treatment, that Hunt was: ‘erigaged in ---- net
- dom operations (something, Senator Baker is pursuing). and that.

“his as: gnment: to Spain‘after the cléction could ‘be presented as ‘giving

him time to cool off. T thought we had ‘to Pursue ‘the’ matter to be .
sure we’ “know the facts. . 4: . i .
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4 1 asked Burns ‘te be sure that. We aré on information distribution

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. ee. cables to the field on this, given our assigned responsibility for
3. : keéping. files. on Watergate. He Said we are on the PLMHPLANK for
go . messages to Helms. He would advise the action officer. [ said ' we are. a aa
1 . available for. any help we can give. . me . ; oO

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" NEMORANDUM FOR: OPS/RNO ae
SUBJECT ob iatersate File Research: - Final: Report

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1. The files of the immediate office of the thier, -0PS70SG

‘have been checked :for material ° ‘relevant to the ‘Subject, of this.

memorandum. The..check’ “included - -chrongtogical files. of comnuni--

"cations of which’ I was. the author while assigned to Madrid, Spain
ia 1 the period duly 1970. to. duly” 1973, Nothing pertinent was found.

"2, + Dhave attempted to recollect any other details which.

- coneeivably could be pertinent and which relate to the ‘period.
-. of my-assignment.to Madrid. . The only points which q recall but
; “On. which. if “have no documentation are these: .

TheFe ware occasional: joshing “‘fnquiries - ‘nade of me

~by. ‘aneFican ‘residents of Madrid about “the” reported presence ee

’ “fn Spain of E. Howard Hunt in 1972... My standard reply was -
that I knew only. what [ had heard rumored. ‘For the: record,
at no time did ‘Hunt contact.me, and-1 have never known of his
having tried to contact. any Station “personnel in Spain during
‘the period. 1970-73. I made.ino effort personally to ascertain

"whether: ‘or not. Hunt was. in Spain, and had no effort made. by’.

“any Station’ ‘member.

bs A. Station officer, possibly Richard Quderkirk,. now ne,

- assigned, to Guatemala, ‘was given - soma infortation by an:
‘Gnformant in’ 1972. concerning: reported activities in- Spain -
vby. Robert. Vesco. an | suggested. ‘that: the information. be “given. -

informally, to.:t Embassy's Econom ic Section “chief, John ©

_. Ofiver. That. officer was. -charged. with keeping | abreast” of.
developments relat ‘NV The: Station did not “pursue |
“that subject, as T re a} cause it-was not a topic of =
“reportable interest, according: to o requirenents, of ‘the : ‘period.

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27 FEG 1974

SUBJECT: 3 “Howard” Hunt

1,._ At the recent request of ‘the Deputy Director: for
Management and Services, ‘the Office of Finance has searched .
Hine if we could find any payment to

no accounting.
2...We have searched. the following records:
a. ‘The expense runs for the period July 1964 to-
June 1973 for the immediate Office of the DCI,
: “the immediate ‘Office of the DD/P, FI Staff, |
Cl Staff, CA;Staff and ‘th Office: of Security.
We have checked various items “that were re- 0 n
‘flected in these: expense records but have
identified nothing relating to Mr. Hunt. —
4. The Madrid Station, JMWAVE and FR/Washington’
: Office. accountings to determine if there were |
by ‘the Stations to Mr.. Hunt during

funds passed
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Madrid. We could find no payment .to Mr. Hunt
either in his true name or his two i
pseudonyms. ee ae
period >

-_ Mr. Hunt's, travel claims for. the’

"1960-1972 and have found-nothing in these ce

7 19 cL claims: that were fot. consistent with. ~
. normal travel expenses,-1-€-».
‘<'per dien.. or
d.. We made a. specific’dnalysis of Mr. Hunt's.’
' advarice account for the period. he Was under.
‘non-official cover (July '65-Sept‘'

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Howard Hunt

determined that $33,500 was advanced. to him.
for: travel and transportation of household

goods to and from Madrid with one trip to :
Paris for he and.his family to renew their
an Spanish visas. All of this advarice was fully | ;
4 . -. . accounted for._However, ‘in his accounting, . 4 .
= ‘2: sone item appeared unusual... It was an ° ve Po :
expenditure of $1,600, for a-sensitive | :
*y opération which was approved for write-off by Mr.” 4
© z ‘Desmond’ Fitzgerald on 1 June 1966 without : f
£ - further accounting... Ss |
= 3.. Also, we confirmed. that no other Agency advance accounts :
g were established for Mr. Hunt during this. period. i . :
; 4. At the beginning of his non-official cover tour, it :
was necessary to establish a bank account in his name: The ; -
: EUR Division accordingly requested we open an account at the. i
2. . Chase, Manhattan’ Bank in Mr. Hunt's name. to receive all non- ~ BoP
oe ; -salary payménts. = (Mr. Hunt “had ‘an“account at Riggs Nationah- ~~ cote,
: Bank to receive his salary and allowance payments}. The. ~  — aa
following deposits were made to the account during 1965S. and © so i

_ "1966: | ‘
: Account opened: 13 July 1965 3 "
13 July 1965 © . $10,000-" i
22 July 1965 “$000. YY
1S September 1965 “§,000 :
<6 October 1965 2 8000
19 July 1966 «8 000. i
ae $30,000 |
All of the above have: been: accounted for by submission. P
of .travel and transportation accountings.. ce To
5. We feel at this time without specific- guidelines that, :
. further searching would be-sotiewhat’-fruitless. One strange ~ : :
vB aspect of the non-official cover assignment in Madrid is that po we
z all the costs wére charged to the support allotment of the : a?
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‘SUBJECT: Howard Hunt ; 4

_6.. The Office of Finance has not found operational
-expenditures except for the $1,600 mentioned above. :
Therefore, it is suggested that ‘Nr.’ Karamessines be questioned
as to a project or projects to which Mr. Hurit's operational

bln . expenditures if incurred would have been charged.

canbe cette betes

. 72 Another possible course of action is to request the
Director to ‘approve my. asking a €leared contact at Chase. ©
‘Manhattan Bank to»provide a transcript-of all entries into.
Mr.: Hunt's Chase Manhattan Bank account. . : o

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8. We ate currently reviewing. records of all cashier's i
checks prepared and issued by Monetary to determine if. any . '
were payable to Nr: Hunt. Hopefully this effort will be. ; :

finished by the end of the week.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: E. Howard Hunt

OANA A 1 ‘spoke with. Fig Coleman about Hunt's assignment to Spain,

“Lhad spoken with him. back in August when we were inquiring into

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; . - Colermaa said that he got out of the War College in May 1964
(by which he fixed-the time), and took over the Iberian desk, Bill

“ Ryan was G/EUR (or was it WE Division at the. time). In early autumn’

5 ‘Ryan said that he had just been- informed by the DDP {Karamessines)

B that Hunt was to be assigned to Madrid as DCOS, as a directed assign-

“ment. by Helms, A memo was prepared and sent to. the COS, Jim Noel
~ (now retired).: There-was.nothing further for about a month when Ryan ‘
called Coleman in and. showed hirty A RYBAT letter from Noel stating. ~
that Ambas sador Stanley J. Woodward would not have Hunt in the

Embassy.

36 Woodward: had been the Ambas sador to Uruguay when. Hunt
was COS Montevideo, He had a low. opinion of Hunt and was counting
the days until Hunt left... The President of Uruguay ‘visited President.
Eisenhower in the;States, at which time he requested a personal favor-- .
that Hunt be ‘reassigned to Montevideo, - So Hunt took another tour. ,
Woodward was outraged, and had his revenge ‘in 11964 when Hunt was -
to be sent as pcos to Madrid.

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4. Aftera couple of monthé-=éarly 1965--Ryan called ‘Cotéman

in and, observing that’ there was more than one way to.skin a cat, . .

atold him that Hunt was going to Spain: under nonofficial cover, --This _ LO a
didn't require any ‘thing special, Ryan saying that he, didn't know ,- . 3

; much about it. It came to-him from Karamessines.on Helms' order. Loe - ad

'. Hunt was'to have the telephone: number of the COS, but he would do - roe oP.

nothing for the station, Hunt was'to submit adniinistrative’ vouchers" - . :

"for, reimbursement.of his expenses and they were to be paid. Coleman
“gaid- he never saw Hunt before, he went out, -He knows that there was - 4
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»about it eithor--"Helms said send him out,'' He was instructed: to go
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‘had a ten ‘day turnover with Jim Noel. Hunt had already. -gohe and

: that Coleman. need not worry because he was ‘gone. we
‘Ambassador Woodward was also present. At the time he asked

‘Spain. Coleman observed that Szulc did have a long article.on Hunt.

: but without. any. conclusions: as. to its. significance. _ eT

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The vouchers were not large, although the documentation was. poor,
Coleman raised the question with Ryan about his signing off, and
Ryan said he could talk-to Karamessines. iC he Wished. Because ~~
Coleman. had a-close personal-association with Karamessines he:
did just that, He was told by Karamessines that he didn't know much:

5, “In eafly July 1966 (4 July) Coleman Weiit io’ Madridy” a

he did-not see. him, Noel said he didn!t ‘know what Hunt ‘did, but.

6 Séveral months ago Noel was ata seminar at which |

about Hunt. |. Woodward said it might still be dragged into the. press,
Tad Szule had been after Woodward. about the Hunt assignment to

in the New York Times, and the Spain assignment was mentioned,-.

“7; Coleman said ‘the RYBAT file of c/EUR may have something. o on 7
the event, but not much, A letter out and the reply, but not much more.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD a
‘SUBJECT: E. Howard’ Hunt=-Madrid Assignment cL

Ds caad the undersigned interviewed Mr. Edward Ryan,. ‘°
Chief, Staff D, Deputy Director for Operations, on.
the subject of Mr. E. Howard Hunt. During the period .-

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1. On 22 February:1974, Nr. Frederick N. Evans

‘of Nr. Hunt's assignment as a Contract #25 A agent .

to Madrid between July 1965 and September 1966, Mri. a
Ryan had been the Deputy Chisf of the Western European | —
Division, Deputy Director for Plans. The purpose of

‘the interview was to determine if Mr. Ryan had any)

‘information bearing on the matter of th

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. 2. Mr. Ryan stated that the assignment of Mro
Hunt both to the Gurapean Divisisn and ta Madrid was
handled without benefit of the routine processing ©
procedures through the Western European Division. 7
Mr. Hunt's assignment. was coordinated and directed": |
by Mr.- Thomas Karamessines, the Assistant Deputy Ditector
for Plans. With regard to operational duties, Mr. Ryan ©
was unaware of any specific projéct or target for Mr, =

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‘Hunt. Mr..Ryan made the. specific observation that if

Mr. Hunt produced positive intélligence on the Iberian

“. target during this period thé officials. responsible. ee
for this effort within the Western European Division... %-

‘were totally unaware of it.

3. Med Byan-Stated=that. most of his kndwledge of.
Mrs Hunt's. activity..and the nature of his assignment...
during this period camé:-more through heagsay than. 2 0+.

‘direct official knowledge... For example, he citéd tlie ©

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Mr. Ryan was asked specifically whether or not he was

Conment nade ‘by a. mutual acquaintance of his’ and Mri: : +
itiint’s to the effect that Mr. Htint stated: that while
in Madrid he was going to "play golf and write books.”

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sponded that he was personally not aware of€ any such
arrangement. He added aS an expression of personal ~*~ - -
opinion that Mro Hunt had no operational function and . oo
o write books for |. . §

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dis. own personal gain at Government expense during this

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- 22 February 1974 | ee |
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD : \
a Ss UBJECT: Conversation with Sam Halpern. .
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ee, . oar © met with Sain Halpern for about 20 minutes this morning “od ‘
& in GG10, where. he is-cleaning up some details béfore he goes to. _ wt 4
z ‘his new ‘assignment as DC/DCD. [ told him generally about our a i i |
z attempt to reconstruct Howard ‘Hunt's assignments and financlal mo j :
z transactions, and asked him particularly for recollections he may co \ ,
# have Gf ‘Hunt's assignment in Spain in mid- 1965 to the: fall of. 1966. : \

a 2. ‘Halpern said that he has no recollection, about such an
_assigament. In June. 1965 he moved from WH Division with Des
FitzGerald ‘when he becamé-the DD/P. At about that time —
Halpern's father died and-he was in New York for the funeral |
and.ten days of religious observations following that.~ He was back

_ in mid-June. and in and out from: then on.as he got feady to, attend
the National War College which began in August. © He did not returm |
to ‘that office’ until the efid of June 1966. a woos

L . “3. Halpern observed that-during ‘this period Kardmessines
was ADDP with Helms. moving up to be DDCI. He thought it entirely |
possible that” Helms and Karamessines could have: handled i this 7
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‘of the DD/P shortly: before: ‘Helms ‘became. DDCI, _and had returned
from: Honolulu. for that. purpose. He stay ed on fox. ‘FitzGerald until .

_ Halpern’ returned from the National War College. He suggested - ;
_ sormeone might talk to Evan Parker who may have kaown Something ©

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD ; BO ; so : .
SUBJECT:  Watergate+-Frank A. O'Malley o ee
= vee 2. At 3op.im. on the afternoon of 19 February 1974,.0- oc & 7
: Mr. Frederick N. Evans -and Lawrence J. Howe interviewed => © | iM .
fo . Mr. Frank A. O'Malley at his. residence, 6419 Lakeview ‘
on ‘Drive, Falls Church, Virginia. Mr. O'Malley retired -
zg ' : £xom this Agency in June of. 1972. Prior to retirement “=:
a - Hr. O'Malley was an officer in the External Employment -:-”
Fa Assistance Branch, Retirement Activities Division of ; Sg
; the Office of Personnel, It was Mr. O'Malley's function - Poe
to assist personnel retiring from this Agency in. finding : d
post-retirement employment. In this capacity Mr. O'Malley 9-6 027%
- had been. instrumental in the placement of Mr.-E. Howard: | - :
Hunt in the Robert R. Mullen. public relations firm. The -
purpose of this interview was to attempt to determine if 3
additional ‘information could be developed from Mr: O'Malley | : :
with regard to the placement of Mr. Hunt with the Mullen’. 2-00 2 wee
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, 2. Mr. O'Malley began the interview by recalling es 4 eae

‘the nature of his past Agency associations both with Mr.

-Hunt and the. Millen Company. | Mr. O'Malley stated that
- prior to assuming his responsibilities in the Office of
‘Personnel he had -served with Central Cover Staff. ‘in the
area dealing with the funding of covert action projects.
An.this capacity he had become familier with the acti- ~— .
-yities-of Mr. : Hunt while: Mr. Hunt functioned. on the Covert. , .
<|-ACtivitics Staff primarily. in the propoganda field: Mri
O'Malley stated that. he first came in contact with the “-
Mullen Company whén ‘he was attempting to’ find an orgaai- ~~
zation to handle the public-relations effort of a covert ~ = --?
Agency activity known ies the Free Cuba Committee. Mro ° | a
O'Malley -related that he. had arranged this cover through ©. °° i.
the Christianform Organization and tiat Kis duties in- ;
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tion, a Mullen client. Mr. O'Maliey stated there was

‘Mr. Mullen, wha stated that a ‘decision had been made. -to~- --*

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with Mr. Robert R. Mullen as being. close and cordial.
uv. O'Malley stated that Mr. Mullen was in the nabit

of confiding to hin irformation conceraing other Mullen
business, contacts and projects. In Tesponse to a

- Specific’ question, Mr. O'ilalley’ stated ‘that during the

period of his contact with thé Mullen Company dealing

with the Free Cuba Committee, Mr. Mulren told him the
Howard Hughes Organization was a client of the concern. |

3. Mrv O'Malley reiterated his prévious statements

ve that Mr. Hunt was referred to his office for placement
assistance through ‘the’ Office of the Executive Director,
“then Colonel L.°K. White. Mr.. O'Malley. stated that in |
‘view of Mr. Hunt's interests in the public relations

field, it was thought advisable to put Nr. Hunt in touch
with Mr. Robert Mullen for the purpose of gaining the
benefit of Mr. Mullen's guidance. Mr. O'Malley recalled,
after the initial meeting, Mr. Mullen mentioned having
met Mr. Hunt some yeafs: previously in Paris, France.

Mr. O'Malley's officé. arranged interviews with various —
orgenizotions: including Reader's Digest and the Kennecott
Copper. Company. Through the offices of the Mullen Company-..:

disappointment that Mr. Hunt had been unsuccessful in
“selling himself" during any of thesé interviews and that |
no job offers had resulted. In, response. ta a question ~

/as to whether or not executive level: interest was still

being shown in Mr. Hunt's post-employment’ placement,
ilr. O'Malley recalled that Mr. Richard Helms, then

. Director of Central Intelligence, was listed as a@ charac-

ter reference on Mr. Hunt's resume and that :Mr.. Helms
Signed a letter of recommendation to the Kennecott Copper _
Company on Mr. Hunt’s behalf. Mr. O'Malley ‘recalled being ..

contacted in the last month of Mr. Hunt's Agéncy service by. |

expand. their operations.’ .In view ‘of this e pansion, ‘Mr.
Mullen -had decided he would hinsélf offer ‘Hunt: a. job.
Me. Mulléa had-stated that Ke was intereste i having: Mr.
immediately. Howévet, Mr. O'} lley re-.
called that Mr. Hunt completed retirement, formalities and
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4 Me. O'Malicy stated that cantect was maintaiaed
with Me. Hunt while at the Mullen Company on a contiauing
; basis, because Mr. O'Malley was interested in Nr. Muat
“o-oo for possible refersal uf other‘Ayeacy retirees. Mr. .
O'Malley also understood that there was Cover and Coa-
“mercial Steff interest in the Mullen Conpany, and that
Nr. Hunt: became instrumental in discussing several aspects
of the cover operations in his capacity as an officer of
the company. Mr. O'Malley recalled referring various * ,
Agency officers to Mr. Hunt for guidance when these -indi- ‘ 3
_viduals expressed an interest in entering the public ; 2D
‘relations field. Mr. O'Malley did recall disappointment .
'’ in feeling Mr. Hunt. had generally been less hélpful on. 3 ae
_ these occasions. ne a vo . , " .

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5. .Mr. Hunt contacted Mr. O'Malley on several occasions
requesting referral of retiring Agency employees with’ ;
- specific qualifications. These instances occurred apparent- | . Ce
ly after Mr. Hunt had assumed his responsibilities with a,
the White House. In one instance Mr. Hunt requested re-
ferral of a recently retired Agency secretary. As in
previous memoranda and discussions, Mr. O'Mailey was uaable
to recall the name of this individual. He. did, -however, -
state that he is quite: certain Mr. Hunt turned down the:
individual whom he referred: .As a point of Clarification, —
hic. O'Malley said that ‘this individual had not previously
been known. to Mr. Hunt, nor had she previously worked —
. for him in any capacity. Mr. O'Malley. also recalled a.’
request from Mr. Hunt for an individual having skilis in
the area of locks’ and surreptitious entry. A resume of
_Mr. Thomas C.. Amato was provided to Nr. Hunt at that time.
It is Mr. O'Malley's recollection that ‘Mr. Hunt specifieally . :
"Stated that a person-with Mr.. Amato's qualifications was . :
“needed in connection with a requirement of the Howard ; :
. Hughes Organization. in Las Vegas, Nevada.: ir. O'Malley
“. stated the opinion that it: was his impression that the.
duties. involved vould include the monitoring of a listening
device in an undisclosed -location. ‘Nr. O'Malley reiterated
_ his understanding’ that ‘Mr.:/Amato did not accept Mr. Hunt's ~

_ effer of employment.

. ° 6. Mr. G'Malley then recalled ‘request from Mr. Hunt -
- for:a recommendation of a security. service organization °:

‘to carry out an electronic countermeasures "sweep." Mr.

O'Malley recommenced the Wackenhut Corporation... Mr. ;

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\ - With that suggestion in part because of Vnat Mr. ifuae

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} - : Viowe!t as that firm's political orieaterian. Me. O'ilalley
\ ne did not elaborate further oa that remark. Mr. O'Malley
” then suggested the use of Anderson Security Consultants, ;
Incorporated, a commercial cover entity of the Office of co :
Security. Mr. O'Malley statéd that insofar as this’ , : ,
organization was advertised in the yellow pages and that
re Mr. Hunt could be assured of the reliability of the ser- :
SELB _ Vices, he felt this to be a reasonable suggestion. Mr. ok
a ee O'Malley stated that during a subsequent phone call when ~. . :
Bete : Mr. O'Malley asked how his suggestion had worked out,;  - ot
Ur, Hunt. responded, "Yes, they had done a finé job." — no 5
At-this point Mr. O'Malley was asked whether or not fron
'.- his associations with Mr..Hunt he felt. Nr. Hunt was in
. the habit of making glib comments which were not neces-

3 a ee sarily accurate in order to pass over a subject. Mr; Los

| ob, O'Malley stated that. this was categorically se. He said :

poe aS _he was sure that Mr. Hunt had lied to hia on a number of. 3
fF . ". * ecedsions and that,therefore, he was in no position to

“be sure that Mr. Hunt had actually, in fact, used. the
services of Anderson Security Consultants. Mr. O'Malley.
yolunteered the opinion that he suspected the electronic ee
" Countermeasures "sweep"! was-to be carried out in the offices.
“of the Committes to Re-elect the President... .- 0 ee

oo 7. In response to a question as to vkether he had —
ever referred anyone to McCord Associates, Mr. O'Malley

. replied’ that he remembered having referred Nalter Erayden,
‘Mr. Brayden for a time acted asbodyguard to Nes. Martha

: Mitchell. ‘As an aside Mr. O'Malley mentioned that Mr. .

‘Brayden had refused to carry a fireara in spite of the’ ~~ 7

fact that Mr. McCord ‘told him he could do so on the author- f

ity.of the Attorney Genéral. Asked specifically if he had. -. :
_.ever referred either William Shea or Teresa Shea'to Mr.. a
McCord, Mr. O'Malley Stated that ‘he did not recall snecif- 0 3 4°: woe

- 2gally referring Teresa Shea and‘ that he was sure that he
had not referred William Shea to hin. So; centrary to
previous statements, it is now Mr. O'Malley's belic£ that
in all.probability Mrs. Shea Was not. referred by this .

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‘in coordinating funding for the covert action activities

Of Mr. E. Howard Huat, the issue was raised as to whether -
Or not the funding of Mr. Huatts projects continued bsivecn
July 1965 awd September 19664 while Mr. Huat was a contract
enployce stationed at Madrid, Spain. Nr, O'Malley recalled
that at the tine of Mr. Hunt's assignment.to Madrid the

“statement disseminated for. consumption within the Agency

. was that Mr. Hunt was retiring. Mr. -O"Nalley stated that. * 2
this was not génerally believed. Mr. O'Malley was quite: ‘
certain that during this period his office handled no oy :
project funding for Mr. Hunt. In response to specific § ° — 4. y
- question Mr. O'Malley Stated that on ir. Hunt's return to. = -
_ staff cmploymant. the projects and -funding which stoppéd in 4
-.-July 1965 were again resumed. Mr.-Q'Mallev was not aware :
“of any project names or funding meshanisas or post-assignanent =!
. -accountings in connection with “Mr. Hunt's activities in ~- %
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. :  NENORANDUN FOR THE RECORD
Se —- SUBJECT:. | Office of Finance Records 7B. Howard Hunt

i ae a. On the instruction of Mr. Steven L. Kuhn, Chiee
fle ct. .: of Qpérations, PSI, the undersigned made an appointment

; -. .,  ., for tha afternoon of 20: February 1974 to interview Nr.
f _ Willian Caufield, Chief, Certification and Liaison Divi«
fg : sion, Office. of Finance, and Mr. Joseph Hudson of Pinance
Fo “ ..6n tha subject of Mr, B. Howard Hunt... At the outset of

i . the interview. Mr; Caugield advised’ the undersigned that -
. instruction had been received from the Director of the . -
g , --Orfics of Finance, Mr. Thomas Yale, that. discussion on

"tha ‘subject-of-Mr, Hunt was to be carried out only with

phere “the Office ofthe Inspector General. “Mr. Caufield Stated -
8 " ".  ° that-he had’ dnformed Mr. Yale of the requested interview
and had received this instruction with the suggestion
“that the undersigned contact Mr, Yale. directly with any

bo inquiry.

2. ‘Accompanied by Mr. Caufield, the undarsigned
briefed Mr. Yale on the nature’ of. the. request and iden-
be : . ‘tified, tha "TASk Force" effort being undertaken by the
a . . Office of Security in concert with the Offices of the |
ae _ Inspector Genaral’ and Legislative Counsel. Mr, Yale,
ca : - réspondsd that.he fecognized the legitimacy of. the. ‘in- :
quiry..: MY. Yale ‘explained. that Subsaquent. to ‘initiation |
oF thé completa ‘audit being undertaken by Mr. Quinn of |:
“> the Audit” ‘Start; the Devuty Director. for- ‘Management ‘and
_ Services, Mr.: Harold L. Drownman, had-requested the ee ee a
~ OFFicoa | af Finance. to. discontinue their. investigation of Oo
Fo “My. Hunt to avoid duplication. “Mr. Yale added paren-
Boo thetically that it was the natur> of Finance Officers:
a | not to laave a job half dona and that en “informal”.
‘iaquiry fate ‘Mr.-Hunt's Financtal records had ‘nevertha-

. co less, continued at a nore subdued pace. ; ; we .,

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ject. activity. |

5. | A review of tho circumstances. surrounding Mr.
wuat!: 3: ‘Conversion to Contract Type A employment and
assignment was fhen undertaken by Messrs. Yalo, Caufiold,
Hudson and the undersigned. -Tho contract and payroll

- £i1e3 of Mr. Hunt were reviewed for possible indications

of the. nature. of tha operational activity undertaken in
Madrid... “A -review of travel vouchers. indicated that Mr.

~ Hunt and his family made accountings indicating daparture

fron “Wa
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ington,. D.-C., on 5 August 1968 with an-arrival
sSpain, on.16 August. 1965. Tha casts of this
travel vere: charged ‘to the budget of the Western Hani-
sphare Division, Ceputy Directorate. for Plans, Madrid ©
Stazion Support account, A subsequent accounting sum-
marized PCS travel expanses and included a’ payment for
apartaent rental for 16; 17 and 13 August 1965 with a

‘payment ih the amount of $125 to Mr. F. Reid Buckley for
_ this purpose. ; ; .

$4. It was datorminad that ‘an ‘allottee bank account
in Mr. Hunt's’ name had been established at thé Riggs ~
National Bank. of Washington. All salary and other. non-
operational reinbursements were made.to Hr. Hunt through .
stérile check to this-account, -An.oporational. sccount”
was establishad dr Mr.’ Hunt with the Chaso Manhattan =”
Sank of New York City. A review of ail payments made to —
Mr. Hunt through. the Chase bank account vhrough Mr. Hunt's
ovsrational advance subsidiary account, or 144Z account, | ~
had Een. nade. Thote wags no record of any operational

accounts or! advaness ‘being processed through this channel.”
Nis. Yala. statod that this fact defined his concern. He

falt-that™ ‘it was inconéeivadle that Nr. Hunt could havo”

> bndottaxen: operational. activity without somé transfer ‘of:
- or. accounting for funds.

Jo date, no such records have.”
been develoned. No ‘reference to a project or projact
digrasn ‘or operational FAN number has been located, Al
expenses connected with Mr; Hunt identified. to data wers.

‘ charged to the Madrid Statioa Support... A review nade of

Madrid Station records. has not indicated any. "Developmontal-
and Target of Opportunity: (D970)"!. ftinds. or “Other “Opera-
tional Activity (aoa)”" funds expended by.or on behalf of.

Mr. Hunt. These two accounts would normal ly be ths source:

of operational funding. not char ged against a specific pro ||

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a pec pet, N review of all of thy travel vouchers on record
unt during this Period also failed ty identl Fy
projact In additioa to the PCS and return vouchers,
: ; " 33 a78 Ou record. Cno accounting __
i ‘covered a trip by the entire Hunt family to Paris "for:
_ : the renowal of visas." A second voucher covered a TDY
“trip from Madrid to. Washington with Toturn to Madrid -
made by Mr, Hunt from 5 January to 3 January 1966, The . ; :
Vouchsr states in the“spacs provided for the citation of ; a ,
the travel order huader ~ "no travol order," The_accounte a _
. Ang was approved and’ signed by Mr. Thomas Xaramossines, — «.
thon Beputy Director: for Plans. No justification or. -
© of purpose for this TOY was given on the accounte |

oe “Mrs Yale deterained that further reviow of possible —
Sourcss or identification of operational funding was in
.ord ; :

.- Channels of. funding outsides of tha New York Chase account,
After discussicn, ‘it was agrsed that Particular attention
ba taken te any items connected wita publishing or book.

. royalties. Mr. Yale noted that the royalty offsot waiver: 7
provision aanended to Mr. -Hunt's contrace was, in tiisvex. .*.
perience, somewhat unusual. ee, a ES

“U9, Mre Yale was inforne. by the undorsiyned of the
intention to interview Mr, Edward Ryan, currently Cate€,

4 et Division D,. who was at the tine of Mr, Hunt's Maarid assign-..
a Rent, Deputy. Chisf of the Western Hénisphere Division, Mr. Lat
3 : Yala sugzested that Mr. Davis Powell also be interviewed, a :

The undarsigned inforsied Mr. Yale that this had been done
and briered. Mr, Yala on the generally nopgatiys results of: . an
the interview, Mr. Yale then Yecormended that Mr. Saq ; oot
Halvera be intervlowed, | Mr. Yale noted that Mrs Halpern. te
“Had been an assistant to Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald when the .
‘latter Was Chick, Nester Heaisphere Division and had ac-

~ companied Mt. Fitzgerald when 8 became Deputy Dfiractor for
Plans. Mr. Yale recalled that subsequent to Hr. Pitzverald's
passiag that Mr. Halpera:. malned on the staz? and acted as. :
aa Executive Officar for Mr, Thomas’ Laranessinss. Ur. Yale- < ae

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Stated -that frox his “experience,. Mr. Karamessines would
hays dolegaired. all ae ee anaiRg of "details" surrounding .
HA assignmeat such #3 Nr. Hunt's to. sr, Halpern: tr. Yale ~
Offered tlaé@ parenthetical Obsérvation of his: surprise ac
- °° What he laterpreted to be reticonce to date to intervewy et Oo rr
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8. The undersigned assured Mr. Yale that he would be
informed of any information identifying any possible projact
activity developed in subsequent investigation. Mr. Yale
stated that any information in this area “would greatly
facilitate. the jobre ‘of checking computorized “financial
records. . .

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20 Octéber, 1965. Unknqwn =. —it—“CSSsSS «1, GD

(2 months rent ‘as deposit plus l month —
in advance at $550 ‘per month. Substan-
tiated by leas#) ; : m ne

26 Novenber, 1965 ‘Casa ‘Guggenbuhi - $$ 69,34"

(for storage of trunks: during 3 mos.
temporary. housing) - a

: 10 December, 1965 - becurity Storage Co. $ 1,070.82

(€inal destination charges per “attached -
‘invoice. Insurance. charge of $1.00 is
personal expense. a : .

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- November 18, 1965 Flowers for Sra. de Max Borrell - Peas. -150 4

| December 20,° 1965 Dinner at House of Mingt ° ae Ptas. 2250-- 3

Ex-Bolivian Ambassador and wife.
(Pere ny jetter of 21 L December, 2965)

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SERVICES OTHER THAN PeuSQuAL | Terence s. craBANAG” OUIUOD 4 ELE CU ce
= . | aad eh OF EXPENDITURE = ATTACH MUCEIPTS ANO OIMEA SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS . ~~ : 1 aeaia?

18 Nov 1965 Flowers for Sra. de Max Borrell. Pesetas 150 @ 60/S1 00 - $2.50
20 Dec 1965 Dinner at House of Ming. Ex-Boliyian Ambassador and wife.
. Pesetas_ 2250 8.60/81. .00_-_$37, 30-8 ——~ ——-|-— 40500--]-

iy + For operational security reasons a ‘receipt cwas not obtained, ; : -
! —_ (credit the 1Wh.2 advance account.) oo, Loe oe

“SAT UFY THAT THE DISBURSEMENTS ITEMIZED AQOVE WERE NECESSARILY MADE BY ME IN THE CONDUCT
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HOR WITL 1 DE, ‘REIMBURSED THEREFOR FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE, AND THAT THIS CLAIM ANO AT: | SIGNATURE OF PAYEE
HMENTS ARE TRUE AND: CORRECT. * _ . _ Sea sepa me attachment)
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By TNO.] CHARGE FAN ACCOUNT NO. :

6- 2282 6136- 1347 (code' 3)" d , YY ° . > RECEIPT FOR FUNDS. RECEIVED

. : _{ PRYWINT RECEIVED:
are AUTHOMIZED SIGHATUNE . ~ RTF IS A fCN - IN Tet aMGUNT OF

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PCS to Madrid - Per diem/misce exp Ss. . ;

Air fare’ (self § family) 2,257.50

HHE, POV, etc . 7,547.76.
TLA, quarters, etc 6,662.00 a,
Education allowance _1, 440.00" $18,905.56”
TDY Madrid/Paris - - reentry visa. 384.61
Air fare only for self & family : .
PCS to Hqs - Per diem/misc exp . $ 178.82
Air fare (self § family) 1,394.55
HHE, POV, etc  40,73L97
TLA | 599.34 12,904.68
Operational entertainment: - Madrid Nov 65 40.00°
Approved: expenditure - LKD - Madrid 1 July, 1966 1,600.00
‘Total expenditures | ‘ $33,834.85
Less. advances received (bank deposit, $30,000; ° - , © 33,500.00 - .

_cash $3, 500) —

Cash settloment to close A/C -.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD ‘ — .

-SUBJECT: Interview of Mc. Davis Powell . a
on the David St. John Novels ,

1. On the morning of 15 February 1974, the :

Y undersigned interviewed Mr. Davis Powell, currently

. . @ Budget Officer on the staff of the Deputy Director
for Management and Services. Mr. Powell is locatad
in Room 7C18. During 1965 Mr. Powell was Chief of |
Support of the then designated Western European Divi- ..
sion. In July 1965 a contract was writton authorizing

- salary and benafits to Mr. B. Howard Hunt for an assign>
ment under non-official cover te Madrid, Spain. The
purpose of this interview was to determino i£ Mr. Powell
had aay information on Mr. Hunt's > activities during this”

period.

2. Mr. Powall responded that from his recollection,
it was Mr. Hunt's habit to deal only with the most senior
officer availabla. In this case Mr, Hunt dealt directly:

_with the then Chief of Western Eutopaan Division, Mr.

Rolf Kingsley. Mr. Powell states that, in his capacity

as Chief of Support, any activity undertaken to support -
Mr. Hunt's assignment to Madrid was undertaken sdcond

and thirdhand on receipt of instructions frou Nr. Kingsiey's
office. He further stated that he was never briezed-én

the purpose of Mr. Hunt's mission and could add little in
terms of speculation, Mr, Powsll recommended that Mr,
Edward Ryan, who was then Deputy Chief of Wastern European
Division, be contacted. .Mr. Powell also suggested that

Miss Martha Seville be interviewed, Miss Seville was the

- Executive Secretary. in Westerh European Division during the
tine that Mr. Hunt's contract was written and Miss Seville

und aya

& subsequently served in Madrid herself. Mr. Puwell under
oT Stands that Miss Seville is currently assigned to the
a , _ office of the Chief, European Division.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD ee : -

: SUBJECT: Interview of Mr. Rogers Brooks
on the David St. John Novels - . oo G

Searcy ane

. 1. At. 0930 on the morning of 15 February 1974, :
the undersigned interviewed. Mr. Rogers Brooxs, Chief, ee
Contract Personnel Division, Offics of Personnel, ~~ ;
The purpose of this interview was toé determine if Mr.

Brooks had any information not contained in the Cone-

tract Personnel file of Mr. BE. Howard Hunt on the .

Jatter’s activities while a Contract. Type A employee. mt, te

ere ye cet +,
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aa ae Mr. Brooks summarized hig recollections by
3 ’ saying that, although it was not corimon practice it
= was not entirely unusual for highly sensitive contracts
‘to be administered without the contracting officer being So
made aware of the operational objective involved... Mr. ne:
.. Brooks stated that he recalls some of the controversy . a
involved in preparing the contract dealing with the : _ Ss
question of offset and housing allowance, but hs was . ot - oR
unable to recall any of the details. t was Mr. Brooks!
‘suggestion that the Office of Finance be contacted and
: “that their contract personnel records on Mr. Hunt be.
Be checked for information. ge . ae

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_ MEMORANDUM FOR: THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Interview. with Mr. Raymond A. Rocca . woo, /
on the David St. Joha Novels ae oy

1. Oa tha morning of is ‘February 197% Messrs.

’ Frederick BVans: dnd: Lawrence Howe interviewed Mr. Raymond
‘A. Rocca, Deputy Chief, Counter Intelligence Operations. |
The purpose of the interview was to follow up on infor-
nation contained in Office of Sacurity files which stated
the belief& thst individuals in the Counter Intelligence
Operations office had knowledge of the writing activities -.
of Mr. E. Howard Hunt. This belief was a matter of record
in tha files of the former Security Research Staff and was
attributed ta Mr. Paul Gaynor, now retired, and Mr. Edward

Sayle.

e Sw , 2. During this interview Mr. Rocea was specifically
.. askad whather or not he had knowledge of the existence of
“* any form of official sponsorship or encouragement to Mr.
- E. Howard Hunt to-writo novels to improve the image of
this Agency. Additionally, Nr. Rocca was asked whether
or not any assistance waa ever requasted of the Counter -
Ante Liige soffics to be provided to Mr. Hunt
5 “staff. had ever had any relationship
with. Mr. ‘Hunt whatsoever. - ‘In -respons$ to theses questions
Mr. Rocca responded: Yion the record" that he has no knowledge
of any such arrangements nor at any: time was he party to any —
assistance ar any saquests for. Stancs to Mr. Hunt. Mr. . Lo
: Rocca stated that: : whith he had been. ~---- yo
nia "most actively corcérne a: in the past Was Tesponsibla. mot te
Sone +. far handling a variety of tasks categorized under the area ‘ ot
of “setting “the record: straight." In this sense, the vimage"
mission of the office was to counter misinformation . cur- : ae
. rently in tha media. or otherwise believed to be part of an. . :
effort to discredit the Agency. Mr. Rocca feels that any . ,
assumption that Nr. Hunt. wa ‘éngagsd in any form of Agency |
sponsored ‘image activity: would haVe-prébably lead to the Re
conclusion that. it was done under the Counter Intelligence oe .
Operations. - However, Mr. Rotea enphatically stated that : : ; 4

this was not the case.

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3. Mr. Rocca was.. thoroughly. candid and cooperative
during the course of this intervicw. He was unable to
‘suggest alternate means of attempting to deternine if
any official Agency sponsorship of Mr. Hunt did in fact
Mr. Rocca did venture the opinion that he felt
that in all probability an official acquiescence on the.
part of senior officials might have been involved rather

‘than an official sponsorship. It was agroed by all in

this discussion that the nature of any informal support

given. ‘to Mr. Hunt would be far nore difficult to define
. 2h the. absence of any. formalized. agreements. .

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. ; . ee 6 February 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
_ SUBJECT: “Possible Agency Sponsorship of the ; ; _ oo . 7
; we David St. John Novels . BO ee :

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1... The details sumarizing an interview ‘on 4 February ;
yova with Mr. Waltor Pforzhelner,. ‘Curator, Historical | a Teese es cong
Intelligence Collection, weré set: forth in a ménoranduat, me eB ,

addressed to Mr. Stoven &. Xuhn dated 6 February 1974.
Xuhn. was. briafed by the undersigned on this infornation-
Later the same...

during the. s€terncon of S$ February 1974.
afternoon, at Nr. Kuhn’s dirsction, a conference was held. et

with Messrs. Scott Breckenridge and John Richards of the”

», Office of the Inspector General.

Ne a ee 2. ‘During this conference the speculation was entertained .
that Mr. E. Howard Hunt had, in fact, been under Agency _—

‘sponsorship with the knowledga Oz. Mre Richard Helms in his.
reparation of a series of spy novels under the pseudonym,

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David St. John If it can be accepted asa reasonable. ; .
* supposition that 24r. Hunt had soma highly. coapartmented - GS -
' financial arrangement authorized by senior Agency officials = a
to write these books, then it Is likely that this relation-~— co:

jaued after Mr. Hunt offielally retired. -It is
snéc ! ep Mies Hunt retired 30. April 1970.
“Subsequent te ‘the event; a David St. John book’ appeared :
‘in print in. 1571 and another in’ 1972, . Thesa manuscripts...
were apparently ‘prepared. during the time that Mr. Huat was.

, _eaployed ‘by. the. Robert R. Mullen Companys 3

ee ; “3.7 jiinutes fron the Office ‘Of Cones “Coundet: naka” -
zeferences to a concern of Senator Baker over an allsged
- financial relationship between Mr. Helms and Mr, Hunt — .
-. which continued subsequent to Mr. Hunt's formal retirement.
Senator Baker has reportédly made reference toa paymeat
of some: thirty thousand dollars with the parsnthotical
“comment that Mr. Helas would. a0 have that. amount’ of “Roney

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to ; provide Mr. Hunt fron. his private Funds. Nr. Richards
of the Inspector General Staff opinioned that if tha .
Agency had sponsored the St. John ‘bookS, it was. ‘Likely
that Mr. Hunt had so. informed. Senator. ‘Baker. ba. wee

4. Adding pessibie weight to-thi:

novel, Mr. Hunt pudlished a nevel entitl
his.old Agency issued alias, Edward J, Hiniltons

| suggestion is that this writihe effort was done by Mr. Hunt
free of any fiduciary. relationship with the Agency involved ;
. din ‘the use of the St, John pen nane.

7 : s. Nr. Howard 3. Osborn, Director. of Security, was
briafed on the above by the undersigned in ‘the Presence of.

“MY Kuha on. the evening of 5 Pebrusty 19746

Layrence J. Hows

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SUBJECT | “The David ste John Novels cot wl
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this on. 4 February: 1974,- Mr. Walter Pforzheiner, Curator, 44

, Historical, Intelligence Collection, was. interviewed by: the,.

undersigned’ concerning his ‘knowledge of a series. of. novels. :
written by. Mr. B.. Howard Hunt.. This interviow. was. undertaken
at your request in an effort to determine if Mr.. Hunt had.
acted in any capacity in cooperation with Counter Intelligence
Operations. It. has previously been alleged in Office of

' Security records that Messrs. Paul Gaynor and Edward Sayle

“of Security Research Staff, believed that Mr. Hunt. had written
novels at Agency request and that this: effort had been known |

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to MES James. Angleton, Chief,, cr Operations. “.

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8: Mr. ‘Pforzheimer provided ‘a ‘verbal summary of -his..-
knowladge of Mr. Hunt's fictional writings under the pen.
name, David St. John. Mr. Pforzheimer stated that when the
first St. John book, On Hazardous Dut appeared in 1965, he
undertook to identify ‘tha true name of the author. Mr..
Pforsheimer related that he checked with a sourco in the copy-

‘right..office only to find out that the true name was not. given

on the copyright -application.: The mailing address given for

uehor . was checked against a telephone cross reference ..
¥ ory. The address on the copyright application was...”

Gdentified with Mr. E. Howard Hunt. Mr. Pforzheimer stated.

that after making the identification, he called Mr. Thomas

- Karamessines and related his discovery.:. Mr. Pforzheimer.

“yecalled.from the nature of Mr. Karamessines'. reaction that”

hoe had uncovered a sensitive matter of senior officer Soncetne

Mrs Pforzheimer stated that he then recommended to Mr. .

- right applications in the future."

Xaramessines that. "ifthe Agency is involved in this thing

why not see to it that Hunt leaves: his address off the copy-—
Mr. Karanessines reportedly

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“the addfess. Within five. minutes of the conversation with.

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accented the suggestion and Mr. Pfortzheiner recalls that
subsequent Copyright applications wars submitted without:

Mr. Karasessines, Mr. Pforzheimer recalls being called. by

Mr. Richard Helms, then Deputy Director of Central. Intelligence. .

Mr. Pforzheimer recalls the substance of the conversation as
being, “for Christ sake Walter, this is the first book to:
como along snd say.something good about the Agency." | thy

“hot leave the Goddamn thing aione."

3. The undersigned asked. Mr. Pforshelser, ‘who to his”

knowledge, would be in a position to confirm or deny whether

Mr.’ Hunt was undsr any form of Agency: sponsorship in his
writing of the David St. John novels. Nr. Pfortzheimer replied
that he was never officially briefed on the matter and that

-only Mr. Helms or Mr. Karamessines could provide the answer.

My. Pforzheimer was then asked if either Mr. Angleton or Mr.
Rocca of Counter Intelligence Operations would have any

’ knowledge of this activity. Mr. Pforzheimer replied that he.
: doubted it seriously. ;

4, Nr. Pforzheimer went on to ‘relate that he was
acéasionally tasked to do research for Mr. Hunt. He recalled
On one occasion being asked to research the Indian religious:
fites involving use of funeral vyres. Mr. Pforzheiner .
remembered that this theme figures significantly in Mr. Hunt's
subsequent novel Tower of Silence which appeared under the
St. John pen name. in 1366. Nro Sforzheiner parentheti¢ally |

pointad out the origin of the pen name as being the names of

“Mrs Hunt's two sons--David and St. John,

o- OB Tracing Mr. Hunt's career asSignments, it is noted
that he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Director

, thd Oparations then designated, the DDP/Operations Group, in
: Fehruary 1955. The first David St. John book was published

duting 1965. From June 1965 through September 1965, Mr. Hunt
was assigned ‘to Madrid, Spain a3 .a Contract Agent. During.
1966, three St. John books appeared-in print, the highest cout-
put for any year. Mr. Hunt published one book under the

St. John vseudonym in 1967, en] one each in the years 1968,
1969,.1371 and 1972. Mr. Hunt officially retired as an Agericy
Staff. Enployee effective 30 April 1970,

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any indication that ony of the David St. John manuscripts were
ever submitted for review in accordance with Agency regulations,

“There is no documentary evidence currently. available to the

Office of Security to. either confirm or deny possible Agercy
sponsorship of the books written by Mr. Be Howard Hunt under

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Kuhn ~ ; ;
SUBJECT: General Gaynor! s Recollections ; . a : ‘
1. This date, . at your instruction, L called Gen. Paul F. Gaynor - .

to seek his recollections regarding his knowledge of the writings of

“Mr. ‘Hunt and any official who might be aware of the circumstances .

_ of this business.

- and that Hunt's books were a part of-the program to do So. -

- activities because she followed the case for him, and suggested that her

. reconstructs the matter:

a “steady flow of spy books, and that security approval was not being re-
_ guested on the manuscripts before submission to publishers. (He stated: . c

of any Agency | involvement i in that effort.

“2. ‘Gen. Gaynor advised that his memory is not altogether clear
on the matter, and that he was "reaching, "but stated that has he ;

ae ai He became aware that Hunt, while in Wu, was ; accomplishing

that this activity continued later, as he recalls it, in CI Staff, and - ; a

agreed with idea that the volume of writings was sufficient to indicate

that a great of time was involved in Hunt's writing. } Gen, Gaynor advised
that ke raised the issue "up front" on several occasions. The reaction
he recieved to his raising the issue was that "Keop your stinking nose out

" He stated that he was lead to believe thet Mr. Helms
desired to improve the image of the intelligence profession and the Agency a.
; He stated,that © 4

he ws never told outright that this was the case, but the responses he. .

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recieved lead. him, to believe this was the case. CO
wT. bl He “suggested that two peaple might be able to assist in clearing .

the issue, Ray Rocea and Walter Pforaheimer, bath of whom were involved.
inthe "image" materials. He stated that Prorzheimér seemed to be aware

of all the details = on an up to date basis - of Huat's departure from the:

Agency to join the public relations firm, to the degree that Gen. Gaynor

gained the belief that Hunt was merely moving his desk outside the building

but being paid by the same source as before. He also advised. that he’ kept :
Miss Ethel Mendoza fairly current on what he was learning about Hunt's ;

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recall about what he had learned and when and what resulted, might be. -
-botter than his at this date. (He also mentioned an incident in which Morse
“en while on 2 TDY was told by a COS to ask Headquarters to remove Hunt
from the Arca beea LUSe of his direct liaison with the president of the couatry, :

¢ other activities which were confounding station operations, Later, the COS

Morse to forget about relaying the message, with the implication that
and the COS did not

twas being directed by higher authority in the Agency
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-€. He also suggested that another person--definit aly no friend of

Hunt--who might have some recall or have picked up information about

the book- writing matter might be Anita Potocki of C1 Staff, formerly of
Division D, (i gather that she did not have official knowledye, but because
of her dislike for Hunt, she made it somewhat her business to follow his

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. EVERETTE HOWARD HUNT, JR.

-}. Subject, a forsier GS-15 Cgerations Cicer assigned
to DDP/ Zerope, is 53 years af age and married, He sorved with
the Cifice of Stz rategic Sexvices duving World War DI, and was employsd
by this Ageacy from November 1939 until his voluntary retirement . .
on 30 Apri} 1970, In 1971, Subject served as an advisor to President
Nixoa in relation to his trip to China.. Subject ia of current intorasz

to the Central Cover Stall.

2. Subject gradaated f-om Brows University in 1940. He
Served with the United Statas Navy from carly 1941 until late 1942,
atter a year with Time, Iscorporated, he entsred the Air Force, - oe
where he was detailed to the Cilics of Strategic Services: Ha served
in the Fay Mast until Janbary 1945, Subject engaged in writing, and
then from May 1943 uatil February 1919 was employed by the Zzonomic
Cooperation Administration, Serving in Pasis, France, agzsanaideto | _ a

Avarell Harrimaa;

Fo: 3. A Sackground investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in July 1949 revealed ao indication of instability on
Subdject’s part, but it was Inter learnsd, that Subject had been refused

Economic Cooderation Administration .— - :

an increase tn salary with the =
asd had been permitted to resign, He was described as highly intalligaag, .

but blindly, salfiah and egotistical. ; els a an oe Co |
4, Subject’ 3 wits, Dor othy Louisa Goutiera Mune,’ ‘was investigated ae 2 ; |

for Agency employment in 1943. Hox former hasband was described

ay a habitual dzcakard, and Sudject's wily wag described aa slightly . eT
unstable and not inclined to vemain ia one placa for any pansth of time. Lo

She did not enter oa dety, having accepted a position with the Economic :

Cooperation Admiaistrativn ia Paris, Car Paris sonreas later seoortsd | _ _ : ;
that Subject’s wife was formerly his misgtre33 and was ovenly Moxied . : . :
as such fos several months. She waa then deycribed a3 an amoral ard.
Gaayzerous individual who waderhandedly attacked thos persons who

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‘ha was working on the Cobaa problem aad publisbing an anti-Cast>

ne
. . ¥ ‘

5. Sudject entered on duty ag an Intelllyence Cificer, GS-13,
on 38. Novamber 1949, In December 1950 ba was assizsed as Thief
of Station, Mexico Tity, aad thea served as Chief of Mission there . '
He served in Tokyo, Japan, from June 1954 -

vanil Auguse 1953.

uvatil Prhrnary 1957, He waa than assigned as Chief of Station,
Montevideo, Uruguay. Subject waa Chied of Stitian ta Mort svidso~-
until early 1960, Thera ware indications that Sudject attempted .
to use -hiz personal influence with the President of Uruguay to have
his assigamoent thera extendad, but he returned to the United Siates
in June 1960 and was assigned to Mexico City on Project IMARC.

a 2 4. A ‘cable from Moatevideo, dated 6 November 1960, indicates.
that Subjact had written former Uruguayan contacta commenting that

newspaper in Miaral. It was -recorunended that Subject be warned
about such indiscrast: remarks, but apparently no action waa takea,

th In November 1981, Subject wae reassigned to the DDP/
Cavert Action Sialf, aad in January 1982 to tha Cifice of the Chief
of the same Staff. In Jely 1952 Sudject was transforrad to the DODS

Research and Publications Section in. Washington, and in July 1964
to the DOCS Covert Action Staff, In February 1965 he moved to the
From. June 1945 to September

iSica of the DDP/Cpezations Group.
1966 Subject served aga Contract Agent in Madrid, Spain, after

which ha sarvad in the DDP as Chief of ‘European Covert Operations
ati his retirement on 30 April 1979,- .

8. On 25 January 1970 : A source of the Olfics of Security.
‘learned that Subject was circulating through the publishing community
"Give Us This Day," a manuacript written under hia former opazational |
alias and dealing with the events of the Bay of Pigs. .
disclosed that the manuscript had been in the poaseasion of Tom Wallace,
of Holt, Rinehart, and Wiaston, Inc, aa early a3 9 July 1953 and that
it waa sent on “that data’ to William F. Bucklay, Jr., of the National
Review, The raanuscrip! cas gent to tha Arlington House aad Wsiker
and Company a3 well, Both rejactad it.as toe ‘con: vovorsial, as had 7" —

Tavestigation

Holt, Rinehart, aad Winston, |

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Jo. He sald be had oaly waated an opi

many copies of it might be ia circulation,

. the Psonles Republic or Chinas.

Ce 2 rs

. §. Sadject was interviewed regardiag-tho masuseziat on- ‘
17 Februazy 1970 aby te DOP. He atlftisst profes sad ignorance, but
whea told the title admitted ke had written it for his own Seaefit asa
historical secord. Subject said be bad ahowa the manvuacrist about
two years ugo to bis ageat, Max Wilkissoa, and to Wiliam &. Suckley,
ion from these gunilemen, asd
added that tae manuscrips had been Teturned to him, He had, be sald, |
pot wanted it published. Subject was instructed as to the daagerx of such
a manuseript dbelng published, asd was to attempt to determine how ~
He was not to contact Walxar

re the scutes of tha original infoxmation,

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and Company. who we

30, A reiavestigatioa af Subject + was conducied by the Offices ‘of :
Security in Jaly 1970. Subject and his wife were Sesczibed by sis
neighbors acquaiated with them for up to ‘nine year 3, aa excellent
parents, good neigabors, aid foe! comraunity cltisens, -

M2. On 19 Jaly 1971, Subject was reported by the Jersey City,
New Jazoey, Jonzeal to havs joinad the Waite House Siuff aaa -
Consultast to Prapitent > Nise preparatory to the ©. resident's visit to

i

12, Ont Noverber 1970, Subjed? waa grantad 4 Covert Security
Approval fay use b7 Cdatzal Cover 3taif ita Rovers R, Mullen and

Company, a Public Relaticas firm with ulfices at 1729 H Stzect, Nort

“wast, Wasatagtor, DG. Inquiry of the Gearzal Cover Sialf ad 29 Jana eg
7 t

1972 revealed that this is a cussent velatioassia, Sudject, as princizal

officer of Pohart R. Mulled aad Gom mpany) is witti ig of cover arradge-
meats for two Ayency asgeis, Jaings Everett in Anistardam, Netherlanda;

ana Arthut Hochberg, In Singapose. :

PP ae,

13, Habject's security Zils veflects that S Sebjeet b has, in the past,
ames Angistén, Chief, C1 Staft/DD
Cn 19 june 1972, Me. Fred
to the :

been of operational interest to Mz,
ia ¢onneciion wlth aa ocerational matter.
tiugbard, Cl Staiz, advised tha: ks wid g drovide information a as
Lagietoaty ut tlizatiog of Suviect. ;

maluse of 2,
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HEMORANDOM FOR: Deputy Director for Support.

BUBIECYs ”" Boguest for Exception to Provision of
PR AS-10D << Terence 3. CRABARAG ¢ P)

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so - . “lok

1. Thais memorandum contains a seconsendaticn da paras
graph, 4 for the approval oz the Daput7 Director for Suppoxz.

_ 2. dorence ‘S. | CMIBANAC 2) 4s a Contract Employee as~
simed to the wadrid area in Stain in a gensitive ausizanent
siace Ris convernaion Zrom a St2z2f Pnylozes on 4 July 1965.

CEABANAC was a CS-15, step 7 (313,820.00 par annum) and ha
is Dans Bela at the game rate in his present contract a
BCAtUs. 238 contract provides that ‘ha will bo eatitlad to
. 2 Peter quarters allowance in conYormance with regulations
tais orgeaizas oa “applicadle to 113 appokata) personsel.

“3. The taste tying quarters alioxanes for Class II
2. O22Zicers dn Yadrid 16 $2,900 ner annus. The Louse waica
CBABAWAC has located, with a one your leusy from 15 November
2305 to 14 Novensar i963, hay an ananal rent o? 35,500.00
eee utsistias., Therefore, sor rent alone, ha 7212 Re
1,959.00 ser year oyer tha 150 tarcent maximum o2lioved
sader the provinicss o2.7R 43-10), .Cn a 75/25 nercant
, sharing basis oz. the 69 percent over the quarters allovance,
he would be ont oF pocket 32,595.00, : :
4. Lua to tre sparational sensitivity of CRABANAC’s
wssignnent, bls request forslislz on. his nonsing costs wags
° haadled bz Mo, Thomas Xarenesgines, ADDP, Cn 13 Sagt¢enber’
2575, Ur. Faranesainse, SZL?, wpnseved ais ‘being relabursed
ona 73/23 percent, Bagis for the eucesa allowable costs us
to, but.not to exeeed, 69 percent
This autnorizatioa tas dzelwded 1a < a Lotter toa SPABANAD roa
tim. Haranessines. it 43, requedted that ta0 Deputy Director

nbose hia quartors 2llowaces..

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for Supvort authorisca the 75/23 percent shariag of tha a
Allewabls costs up to 60 parcant above dis quarters allowances. |

recensendation in paragraph 4

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Coxmcensatioa and Tox Divi aicn
Cellos of Fnancé : :

Duty Status Neverta-Tereatce 5, CUBANAC,
Humber 179C80 :

erence t FAS 20-1CCO-1, vavagraph 5.

1. To data thers is no record of reesipt of

4 suly 1985. These recorts ors required ia

Teployee

Foras 5 782, ~
tuty Status Reports, fo¥ Tarensa S. CRAQASAC since, his ECD

his oars 2e count dn aceordanes Wiha tre terms of paragraph
atc) ef kia contract end to prealvdea . action to withhol? pay ia
scordance with requirements of tha refarsaced hendbeox.

2. It 1a requested that this of@ice be advised as te |
ths. reason for the delay in the sutaissica of these bys 3

ors

ts Sogticn
3 Sootics

Razerts. -
LOSTIS B. TuCeced..
Chiat,
Contrast Exployees seconats
agent’ Payroll Ir
ZO: . Coypensation a q = Division
2 6937 eusasign and “Tax Division

“SSTHITICN: Lucile F. Progoed ;

SECM: - Calo? of Support, 3 Division

Per conver.

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jn order to maintain -

tatus

ion vith ir. Thomas Saranessines, ADE °

there vill be =0 o Date States Reserts (Form 764) subaittad

on Derence S. CRABANAC.

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-%o combinus hig Fay without theses reports. |

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- 3 Geatenter 1965 .

: FEMORAL: FOR: Chief, Contract Persoazel Division 7 ae —_ : .
: SUBJECT : Geveral - Terrence S. CRABANAC - Supdlenent - : . :

L a 7 Specific - Paragraph Eotitled "orfset™ er .

P ‘REFERMICE ©: A. OGC Optatos 65-2h78a, datea 12 August 1965 . of _ :
eo Soe Be Our Mea, aatea 8 July 1985, Sane Sudject= og .

: iL. ‘This office herein recomends | an “ aniendcent to CRARAMAC's
Supplerens dated 4 July 1955,.to delete yerasrapa 7. entitled "OPrvsat."

2. This office acknowledges the OCC opinion, Reference A, watch
“determined CRABAHAC may retala without Agency salary offset any Put : :
royalties earsed as a result of his literary efforts based on the Zact ; a
cover dosa not include vole of a writer. : .

BO. 2. As Sudject?s cover "eckivities" have been officially clarified -
_ a3 being only a light one of a retired Foreigs Services Officer for
“, waieh the Ageacy will be making alt entitlecesat peycents and actually

be will receive no fusds fron any cover, this raragrapa, which is aisleadtag
> 7 a2

* has no réaniog in Subject’s contract and it 139 hereby reconnended that . H gt
3 at be deleted fron CRABANAC’s. Supplerens, . te :
% . bh. “Parther, dn future cases when 3° ‘cover fs so light th at Sudject - ; :
a will not be receiving funds fron cover it is recommended that no "O22set" . .
° paragraph be included: in Supplecents or Contracts. ne eae nae |
rt toe ts
of f: eee : |
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MEMORANDUM FOR: ‘Chief, Contract Personnél Division fo
. : _ f
. SUBJECT: , Terence S. CRABANAC - Retention of

Royalties by a Contract Employee

1, You have requested the opinion of this Office in regard to

the retention of future royalties which might be earned by Terence S.
CRABANAC as a result of his literary efforts. We believe that he is
entitled to retain such royalties without an offset against his Agency oo
salary. : a So,

2. We have been advised ‘by Mr. Gene Stevens, WE/Support, that
CRABANAC's cover does not include the role of a writer; CRABANAC's :
cover for status will only be a light one ofa retired, Foreign Service So
Officer. Therefore, paragreph 7 of his contract dated 4 July 1965 may i.
remain as written. Royalties from the fictional works that he writes as.
; a profitable hobby will hot be: emoluments received from or through his
. . “cover activities." ; ;

Aernnen 9. Blak

ne . NORMAN D, BLOCK i
wa . Office of General Counsel .. i
cc: Chief, Covert Claims Braach. . . : i
Mr. Gene Stevens, WE/Support mo . _ na
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3 AUG 983

MEMORANDUM FOR : 9 Offices of General Counsel

ATTENTION : Normaa Block |

Terence 3. Crabanac --
Reteation of Royalties by
a Contract Employes

sus8JEcT

we ‘ 1. Reference 13 mace to the telephone conversation

: . ' of 25 July 1965 between yourself and Rogers C. Brooks of

: . : thls Office whercin background inforreation relating to the
aa3ianment of Terence S. Crabasac was discussed. ’

7 - . . 2. Subject will apoarently develop a cover a3 a writer,

a field wherein he haa an already demonstrated taleat based

aan a _ upon several publications. The objective of the cover is to pro-
wt . vide a baais of attribution for. some of hig income. At the time
of the preparation of Mr. Crabacac's contract, the specific

Getail of his cover was unknown.

3 ; eo 3. Request your opinion in regard to the retention of
mo "+ poasible royalties earned by Crabanac as a resuit of nis
literary efforts or whether such income should be proparly ©

ee offset.
oe a Se Joseph B. Ragan
* / : uo Chit, Contract Personnel Division
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‘under the following texms and conditions: . ~ :

regulations: You may be entizle

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Mgr. Terence S. Crabanac . ; .
Lererce 9 eases.

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Dear Mr. Crabanac:

' The United States Government, 23 represented by tha Contracting a ;
Officer, heveby contracts with you as a Costract Smployse for thé uze- _ .
of your sarvices and the parformeance of duiies of a contidsatal nature

1. Compensation. In full consideration for the use of your services |”
and the pezformaace of specified confidential dutigs you will be cCompen-
gated in sn'amount calculated at the rate of $19,930 per annum. In additon, -
you are hezein authorized legislative salary ajustments, within-grade
promotions and, if applicable, a post diffevential in substantial conformance |
with rules and regulations applicabls to Government appointed employees.
Payments will be made as requested by you in weritiag in an aporoved maa- _
nex. Taxes will be withheld therefrom aad subzmitted by this organization. _-

2, Allowances. You will be entitled to: {a) Living quazters allow- - -
ances in conformance with regulations of this organization agolicadle to :
its appointed personae!. In the event you are furnished quarters by the
Government you will rot be entitled to the Living quasters allowances herein ©

indicated. .-> °°.” : . . Bs
i) Cost-of-living allowances a i

‘in conformance with applicable regulations of this organization including, °

but not Himited to, a post allowaace, a tranaler allowances aad 2 home ser-

vice trausfier allowance. : Se . : .

. 3. Pravel. You will ba advanced o> yeimburaed funds for travel a
and tranaportation expenses far you, your desencents, your household

effects and your personal automobile to and fzom your permanent post;
authorized operational travel. In-

‘of assignment, and for you alone for aut : .

addition, you will be entitled !6 storage of such household and personal
eliects as are not shiposd, in conformance with agplicable Goveramment =
a to per diem in Neu of subsisteace in. ° ,
veunder and, when authorized, for : ae
yrmanenat post of we

unde>

‘the course of all travel performed he
you along while oa temperavy duty away from your
All travel, transport tion and per diem 1 pr ovided Zo>

. ;
ized, and ex spenses incurred here- :

this paragraph must be proparly author
under are subject to payment aad accovaticg in complinace with apolicadla

Goverament regulations.

ed or seimbursed fends
fot naceasary oDer riticanl axpensea including, nat limbted
rnentand the purchase of information, as sarcbically asaroved by the Gav--
erament, Such funds will b: 3udject to paymes accounting in comoli-
ance with apslicadie ‘Government regulations.

4. Onevratioaal Ex engs3. You will b2a

teat youe failure to aceduat far or

ny manies adyye tor suallenti:hs tha Coveram 23 :
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of necessary hospitalization and related trays! expedses for illness oz injury ”
“incurred by a United States citizen full-time Contract Empl foyer: in the ling .

of duty whila abroad. CE

‘cost3 ‘of hospitalization and related travel expenaés for illness or injury

Employee permanently assign

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&. Bensiita. (a) You will be entitled to death and disabitity banefits
equal to those authorized under the #edzral Employeas' Compensation Act, .
as amended. Claims by you, your heirs, oy legal represaatatives under :
this parasraph will be processed by this orginization in accordance with its:
procedures ia euch manner as not to Impatr security. ~ .

—— . () You will be entitled to the continuance of pay and’
allowances ina. manne: similar to that o8t forth in the Missing Parsons

Act {50 U.S.C. Av, App. 1ool- 1015).

{c) You will be entitled to- sick, annual and horne. leave

* {including travel exoeasas incidant thereto) equal to and subject to the same
‘rule3 and regulations applicable to Governmient appointed employees.

Annual leava may only be taken at times and places approved ia adyvaace by -
appropriate Government representatives. All accrusd but unused leave
credited to your former account.aa an appoiated employes of thia organiza- |
tion will be transferred’to the leave account established for you hareunder.

‘ Aa) As a Government employee under contract converted | -
from staff status without a break in service, itis required that you continue ~
to make contributions to the Civil Service Retirement Fund. Such contri-
butions (presently six and one/half per cent (6-1/2%)) will be deducted by
the Government from tha basic compensation due you hereunder ei.e., i

presently $19 880 perannum. . : .
oo (e) You are herein authorized to ‘apply for enrollaient
in a healt# insurance program for certain selected Contract Employees of «| |”
this organization, svibject to all the terms and conditions of that proyram. ~~
If accepted, this organization is presently autho¢ized to bear a portion of _
the premium cost, you will bear the rernainder.; Your financial contribution oy
will be effected either by payroll-deduction or by;direct remittance at _
periodic intervals to be established by this organization. . Cote : _

i) (1) This organization is authorized to pay the cost a eo 7

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Lea Nw

@) “This organization may pay certain necessary

incurred by tha dependenta of a United States citizen full-time Contract
gned aoroad, while they ara located abroad.
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It is understood and agreed that the eligibility and extent of the pa avtitipation : :
by you and your cependeats in the above madical programs will be in.cea-
jorsnaace with the rules, regulations and policias of this organization la
effect at the time an illnesa ov ‘injury ia incurred, that ail chims will ba

submitted only to this organization aad that adjudication of such claims by

this organization shall be final aac conclusive. |

7% Olfses. Eraoluments (ac! ‘ eso fht # ta hind) received fram or
through your caver activities ave the groperty of the 3: s. Governmnent,
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Pracedarally, ouch emolime

under this agreement and are vachaowls site be paynieat by ate Govern=
ment haveunter and fer Fedsral income ex purposes. C cover ainotocents
vUris contracr, vou wlll dispose of tis auceas

execed those cus yan unls
tions.

aeount ba conformance with Covernmenul Listri


14-0000

_ and regulations. tt ° : _— as

3. Exec.toa of Documenis. If, in the performance: of services unter
3 coatract, you asae custody of Goverament fuads or tike tithe
racord to property of any nature whatsoever and wheraver gituata, which |
operty has in fact dean purchased with monies of the U. S. Government,
you hereby recogaize and acknowledge the existeacs of a trust relitlonsaly,.
either express o¢ coastructive, and youargres to exscute whatever docu-

mains muy be required byt ne Government to evidences this relation3his.

9. Seetecy. You will be required to keep forever secret thla coatract
and all information which you may obtain by reason hereof (unlegs released

ia writing by the Goverament frora such obligation), with full knowledgs thal.

violation of such secrecy may sudject you to criminal ordsecution under the
Esplonag> Laws, dated 23 June 1943, a3 amended, and othes anplicable law

10. Instructions. Instructions received by you from the Government "
in briefing, training or otherwiss are a part‘of this contract and are Incar~-
porated herein, provided that such instructions are not inconsistent with
the terms hereoi. oe, .

: . . : 7 7 not .
- Ll. Unauthorized Commitments. No promises or commitments per-
taining to rights, privileges or benefits other than those expreaaly stioulatec
in wiiting in this agreement or any amendment thereto shall be binding on

the Government. _ . ; 3 a
12. Term, This contract is effective as of _4 July 1985. aad shall,

continue thereatter for a period of two (2) years unless sooner terminated: mS

ta) Upon sixty 60) days! accual notice by eithes party hereto, or

(b) Upon actual notice to you in the event the results of an initial ty ¢
- required medical gramainaiion. Br dsterminsed by this organization ©,
‘to be unsatistactory, or -- 7 . :

{c) Without prior notice by tha Government, in the event of a
breach of this contract by your violation of the security provisions
herzof or by your otherwise rende ring: yourself uravailabd!e for
acceptable service. .

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sions, this agreement may be extended:

wbject to the availability of anoroori

upon notice from tae Government. In the. evant of voluntary terminationon }
your part ox terminat ion for cause’ by the Government prior ta tas =e expiration! -
of this agreement or any renewal thereof, you will not be entitied to return |

travel expenses to the United States. Termination of this a
not release you from tre obligations of any security oa you raay be reauited

to take.
, UNITED STATES GCVERNMENT -

BY DHL

Coatracting Of

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